With the national team tournament coming to an end, the Super League is back in action with a tough matchup between Beijing Guoan and Shanghai Port. At present, Shanghai Port only need to beat Guoan, ahead of Shandong Taishan 8 points, can lock the Super League title in advance. And 3 points behind Shanghai Shenhua, Guoan, still retains the hope of qualifying for the AFC Champions League. Guoan will never want to be the accompaniment of the port to win the title. Looking back at the history, Guoan has successfully blocked LiaoFu's path to the championship many times, including Zhang Yuning, Li Jinyu, Li Tie and Qu Shengqing and other stars are not an exception. Despite the suspension of central midfielder Zhang Xizhe, the return of goalkeeper Han Jiaqi from the National Olympics, along with the return of local Golden Boot winner Zhang Yuning from injury, has injected a strong dose of confidence into Guoan.
Seaport and Guoan are both veteran Chinese Super League (CSL) teams that have won championships. Although the era of gold dollar soccer has passed, the support of the Harbor Group has made the Harbor team still have a great reputation. It is reported that the harbor ace foreign aid Oscar's monthly salary is as high as ten million. On the contrary, since Guoan was taken over by Zhonghe Group in 2017, although Zhonghe Group did not provide sufficient financial support, with its reputation as a capital city team and a Chinese Super League powerhouse, Guoan has attracted numerous commercial sponsorships. This year, Jingdong Group became the chest sponsor of Guoan's jerseys. Many fans are looking forward to Guoan completing its stock reform, and there is even news that Jingdong Group may buy Guoan next season and become the new owner. If Jingdong Group provides financial support, Guoan may see a change.
If Jingdong Group becomes the new owner of Guoan, Guoan may be in for a top-level change. The current general manager Li Ming may not be able to escape. It remains to be seen whether the Chinese soccer star, who has helped Guoan bring in a number of stars, will be able to help Guoan equal Guangzhou Evergrande, Shanghai Harbor and other giants if he takes over as general manager. Last season, Guoan introduced Albeno and Daburo, but both returned to Europe early. This season, Li Ming led the introduction of Ademi and Deso. If Guoan continues to be dominated by Li Ming signing, the fighting force is afraid to become a problem. Many Guoan fans are looking forward to Li Ming's early departure, seeking a new general manager to lead Guoan back to the peak.
My personal opinion is that if Guoan continues to be led by Li Ming's signings, it will be difficult to improve the fighting force. Many Guoan fans, like me, are looking forward to Li Ming's early departure so that Guoan can regain its glory.
